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Cal Brunker

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Cal Brunker

15 films

Cal Brunker is a Canadian filmmaker, animator, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing Spin Master Entertainment's hit animated feature franchise, including "PAW Patrol: The Movie" (2021), "PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie" (2023), and "PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie" (2026). His directorial credits also include animated films such as "Escape from Planet Earth" (2013) and "The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature" (2017).

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PAW Patrol: The Movie posterFirst watchPAW Patrol: The Movie20217.3Ryder and the pups are called to Adventure City to stop Mayor Humdinger from turning the bustling metropolis into a state of chaos.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
9 poster7.092009Horton Hears a Who! poster6.5Horton Hears a Who!2008PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie poster6.9PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie2023The Son of Bigfoot poster6.6The Son of Bigfoot2017PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie poster8.1PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie2026Bigfoot Family poster7.1Bigfoot Family2020Escape from Planet Earth poster5.8Escape from Planet Earth2013The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature poster6.2The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature2017

Filmography

15 films
  1. TBADoctor DolittleWriter
  2. TBADoctor Dolittle: King of the WildWriter
  3. 2026PAW Patrol: The Dino MovieScreenplay
  4. 2025A Paw Patrol ChristmasWriter
  5. 2023PAW Patrol: The Mighty MovieStory
  6. 2023The InseparablesScreenplay
  7. 2021PAW Patrol: The MovieScreenplay
  8. 2020Bigfoot FamilyWriter
  9. 2020Cranston Academy: Monster ZoneScreenplay
  10. 2019Arctic DogsScreenplay
  11. 2017The Nut Job 2: Nutty by NatureWriter
  12. 2017The Son of BigfootWriter
  13. 2013Escape from Planet EarthWriter
  14. 20099Storyboard
  15. 2008Horton Hears a Who!Story Artist